18 (A)In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, (B)because you have obeyed My voice.”

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18 And (A)in your [a]seed all the nations of the earth shall [b]be blessed, because you have (B)obeyed My voice.”

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  1. Genesis 22:18 Or descendants
  2. Genesis 22:18 Or bless themselves

18 and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b](A) because you have obeyed me.”(B)

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  1. Genesis 22:18 Or seed
  2. Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)

The Sign of the Covenant(A)

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord (B)appeared to Abram and said to him, (C)“I am [a]Almighty God; (D)walk before Me and be (E)blameless.

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  1. Genesis 17:1 Heb. El Shaddai

Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision

17 Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, (A)the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him,

“I am [a]God (B)Almighty;
Walk before Me, and be [b](C)blameless.

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  1. Genesis 17:1 Heb El Shaddai
  2. Genesis 17:1 Lit complete, perfect; or having integrity

The Covenant of Circumcision

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old,(A) the Lord appeared to him(B) and said, “I am God Almighty[a];(C) walk before me faithfully and be blameless.(D)

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  1. Genesis 17:1 Hebrew El-Shaddai

(A)because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

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because Abraham [a](A)obeyed Me and fulfilled his duty to Me, and kept My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

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  1. Genesis 26:5 Lit listened diligently to My voice

because Abraham obeyed me(A) and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees(B) and my instructions.(C)

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